2 min readAug 24, 2026 09:08 PM IST
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday announced that England’s Brydon Carse was dropped from the second Test vs Pakistan after social media images surfaced which showed the pacer in handcuffs outside a nightclub in Derby on Saturday night.
“Following a referral from the ECB, the Cricket Regulator have confirmed that they will investigate events on Saturday night in Derby. Brydon Carse will no longer be available for selection for the Second men’s Rothesay test match while this investigation is ongoing and the full facts are obtained,” the ECB said in a statement on its website.
It was reported in the English media that Carse was not arrested and had been released without charge. The pacer was at the nightclub celebrating Durham’s County Championship win over Derbyshire.
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In the video, which has also been posted by The Telegraph, Carse can be seen in handcuffs and speaking with speaking to his Durham team-mate Matthew Potts. Ben Stokes, England’s ex-captain, who bowled Durham to victory on Saturday, is also in the background of the video.
Carse was part of the England squad for their first two Tests against Pakistan but was released during the first match to play in the County Championship for Durham.
The incident comes close on the heels of Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson being investigated by the ECB for another incident at a nightclub during England’s series against New Zealand, which they lost 2-1. Stokes went on to announce his retirement from international cricket at the end of that series.
Ahead of the Pakistan series, the midnight curfew imposed on the England men’s cricket team was scrapped under newly appointed captain Joe Root. That restriction had been put in place by England managing director Rob Key after controversial late-night incidents on the winter tours of New Zealand and Australia.
